Is the Boston housing market showing signs of a change?

As the summer housing market starts to give way to fall, there are a few signs that the pressure might be easing ? if ever so slightly.

Matt Rourke/Associated Press/File 2018

The superheated housing market in the Boston area may be cooling, with more options available and fewer prospective buyers in July.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiSchools01.jpg Amid heat wave, some schools closing early

At least 20 school districts have issued early dismissals or class cancellations, some even on the first day of classes.

Christian Follett wiped his forehead to keep his eyes clear of sweat while working on a copper/rubber roof on Beacon Hill.

Boston breaks temperature record

The temperature at Logan International Airport rose to 98 degrees on Wednesday, topping a record set in 1953.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_5546.JPG Family witnessed shark chomping on whale carcass off Martha?s Vineyard

A family fishing on Saturday thought they saw a tuna jumping out of the water. It turned out to be at least one shark tearing into a 30-foot-long whale carcass.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bostonwhale.jpg Here?s why humpback whales have been swimming in Boston Harbor lately

The answer is simple: They?re hungry, and the fish they like to eat are in the harbor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/10232008_23sidefeat12-6962391.jpg Co-owner of Middle East stepping down amid misconduct claims

A co-owner of the famed Middle East nightclub in Cambridge is stepping down, citing persistent sexual misconduct allegations about him, which he denies.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/2d4dde9eab8246f79a42726781973fdc-2d4dde9eab8246f79a42726781973fdc-0.jpg Trump says US did ?fantastic job in Puerto Rico? after Maria

President Trump defended the government?s response to Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico, after the island?s governor said nearly 3,000 people died due to the storm.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/BarneyFrankWhoisAmerica.jpg Barney Frank walked out of an interview with Sacha Baron Cohen on ?Who Is America??

Interview topics included the ?Access Hollywood? tape and Pizzagate.

Paramedic Matthew Michaud (left) of EasCare Ambulance Service drew a blood sample from Jamal Lee during a home visit in Quincy.

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Paramedics now treating patients at home

Under pilot programs, a small number of Mass. paramedics treat patients where they are most comfortable, with a goal of avoiding unnecessary and costly hospital visits.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Copy%20of%20cityhall008.jpg Federal judge rules Boston can deny request to fly Christian flag over City Hall Plaza

The ruling pointed out that groups have the opportunity to display a Christian flag while on City Hall Plaza, but not on the city?s pole.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_18P2CV-3479.jpg Sen. John McCain lies in state at Arizona Capitol

Family, friends and constituents gathered Wednesday at Arizona?s Capitol to pay their respects to Senator John McCain.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/2e3da7fc76bb440a8018c20548918015-1fe7b01989a44f1a8c9447d5c3f7946b-0.jpg Florida?s GOP governor candidate says voters shouldn?t ?monkey this up? by choosing his opponent

The campaign for Congressman Ron DeSantis said his comments were directed at Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum?s policies, not the candidate himself ? who is black.

Ted Williams at Red Sox spring training in the late 1970s.

Globe file

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Ted Williams would be 100 now, but his legend endures

Here?s a look back at some quintessential moments from the greatest sports figure in Boston history.

The property at 585 Third St. has remained empty for years amid Kendall Square?s biotech and high-tech boom.

A 1-acre lot in Kendall Square sells for more than $50 million

One of the most valuable vacant acres in the Boston area has changed hands.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi_480-5049.jpg After PawSox move, Rhode Island taxpayers should be thanking Gina Raimondo

The Rhode Island governor offered a fiscally responsible plan to keep the minor league team in Pawtucket.

JOAN WICKERSHAM

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Joan_Wickersham-5043.jpg Traveling through the USA, wondering when everything changed

We lose what we lose by inches. Little by little we see ourselves tolerating things that ought to be intolerable.

Boston, MA - 8/18/2018 - (9th inning) Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel (46) finished up the ninth inning. The Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of a 3 game series at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 19Red Sox-Rays, LOID: 8.4.2848465588.

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

All of a sudden Craig Kimbrel isn?t automatic

The Red Sox closer has blown three of his last eight save opportunities. That has to be fixed, and he knows it.

HELP DESK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/schoolgeneric1-8592.jpg How not to be a nightmare school parent

Research shows students are more successful when their family has a good relationship with the school. We asked educators how to make that happen.

Simple Recycling picks up used clothes curbside in 15 Massachusetts towns and has cut in on the revenue stream of some nonprofits.

Nonprofits feeling pinched by recycled clothing competitors

Organizations that rely on clothing donations say they?re losing money to upstart businesses that offer recycling convenience.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Clipboard-8722.jpg She hasn?t been added to the group text

After the engagement party, I thought that my fiancé would finally have invited me into this group chat. But still nothing.

Elin Hilderbrand

The VIP Lounge

Best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand talks about her travel plans

The ?queen of beach reads? lives in her favorite vacation destination ? Nantucket. So where does she normally travel?

(From L) Actor Jason Clarke, actress Olivia Hamilton, director Damien Chazelle, actor Ryan Gosling and actress Claire Foy pose as they arrive for the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film

NAMES

?La La Land? director?s new film, ?First Man,? takes first steps at Venice Film Festival

The movie, directed by Damien Chazelle, chronicles Neil Armstrong?s journey to the moon.

US House - Seventh District

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi30pressley01.jpg Ayanna Pressley wants to be known for advocacy for women and girls

Pressley?s city council agenda represented a dramatic shift on the traditionally parochial body that had only one other female member when she was first elected.

US House - Seventh District

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/clark_capuano_kennedy_082818_06.jpg Michael Capuano follows Tip O?Neill?s mantra while taking on President Trump

The question is whether Capuano?s record, a traditional recipe for success for Mass. politicians, is enough to satisfy Democrats? restive mood.

commentary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1ef63618d48c402ea4766affbc737fbe-1ef63618d48c402ea4766affbc737fbe-0.jpg Janet Jackson celebrates Michael Jackson?s 60th birthday with a video as we ?Remember the Time?

On what would have been the King of Pop?s 60th Birthday, we look at some of Michael Jackson?s most memorable videos.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/galaxyillustration.jpg ?Monster galaxy? 12.4 billion light-years away gets an unprecedented look from researchers

Researchers, including some at UMass Amherst, say they have gotten an unprecedented look at a ?monster galaxy,? one where stars are forming at an unusually fast rate.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/28/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/lehigh-5040.jpg In search of the next John McCain

With McCain?s passing, the nation has lost its one truly national senator.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

Address

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/stan-fellows-home-nest-illustration$medium.jpg Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?

As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

The Big Picture

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

A home, but for how long?

The Trump administration canceled the program that had allowed Patricia Carbajal to create a life as a mother, a construction worker, and a budding activist.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.